Matter of Disciplinary Proceedings Against Pump

Attorney disciplinary proceeding; attorney publicly reprimanded.

On November 30, 1981, the Board of Attorneys Professional Responsibility (Board) filed a complaint against Sidney Pump, an attorney admitted to practice in Wisconsin since 1959, and who practices in Milwaukee, alleging five counts of unprofessional conduct. In 1975 the respondent was retained to defend a couple against a claim by an automobile liability insurer arising from an auto accident in which the clients were alleged to have been at fault. The respondent failed to file an answer or defend against the claim, allowing the…